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Charleston School of Law vs Liberty University

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • Charleston places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 1.4% of the Class of 2025, against 0.0% at Liberty.
  • Liberty costs about $29K less over three years after the average scholarship: $145K against $173K, and more of its students get a scholarship (100% vs 95%).
  • Charleston is harder to get into: a 154 median LSAT and a 50.2% acceptance rate, against 154 and 58.8% at Liberty.
  • Liberty has the higher first time bar pass rate: 85.3% against 77.4%.
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Where graduates go

Charleston leads 3 of 5

✓1.4%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
0.0%
✓1.0%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
0.0%
✓0.5%
Federal clerkships
0.0%
84.3%
Graduates employed
✓96.0%
77.4%
First time bar passage
✓85.3%

What it costs

Liberty leads 4 of 4

$173K
Three year net cost
✓$145K
95%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓100%
$20,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$24,000/yr
$19,649/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$23,668/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Charleston 50.2% · Liberty 58.8%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Charleston
152154157
Liberty
151154158
148150152154156158160

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Charleston
3.263.513.75
Liberty
3.363.543.81
3.203.303.403.503.603.703.803.90

Frequently asked questions

Is Charleston or Liberty better for BigLaw?
Charleston placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 1.4% against 0.0%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Charleston placed 1.0% and Liberty placed 0.0%. Federal clerkships were 0.5% at Charleston and 0.0% at Liberty.
Which is harder to get into, Charleston or Liberty?
Charleston's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 154 and a median GPA of 3.51, with a 50.2% acceptance rate. Liberty's had 154 and 3.54, with 58.8%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Charleston or Liberty?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $173K at Charleston and $145K at Liberty, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Charleston or Liberty?
95% of Charleston students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients. 100% of Liberty students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $24,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
77.4% of Charleston's first time takers passed in 2025, against 85.3% at Liberty. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Charleston or Liberty?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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